Class-8 English Chapter-4 THE NARMADA :THE LIFELINE OF MADHYAPRADESH

Chapter 4

The Narmada: The Lifeline of Madhya Pradesh

 

A.Dictation words

1.Narmada

2. Worship

3.Krishna

4.Purified

5.Vindyanchal

6.Satpura

7.Soothing

8.Depicted

9.Meditation

10.Khambat

11. Amarkantak

12.Dindore

13.Irrigation

14.Vimleshwar

15.Achievement

 
B.Make words by adding suffixes as given in the example.

a)(i) grace – gracefully
furious – furiously

(ii) pure – purity
serene – serenity

(iii) meditate – meditation
create – creation

(iv) consider – consideration
specific – specification

b) Rearrange the jumbled letters to form words:

dorna a - adorn
slebs - bless
hylo - holy
wob - bow
girion - origin.

 

C. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.Name some of the holy rivers of the country mentioned in the lesson.
Answer:The Ganga, the Yamuna, the Brahmaputra, the Sindhu, the Godawari, the Kavari, the Krishna, the Satluj.

 Question 2.Why does the Narmada say that she feels proud ?

Answer:The Narmada say that she feels proud because she flows in India where a river is considered as a living being and is worshipped as goddess.

Question 3.Why do we call the Narmada the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh ?
Answer:The Narmada irrigates the major part of the state with her abundant water. Hence we call her the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh.

Question 4.What is the meaning of ‘Narmada’?
Answer:The word ‘Narmada’ means one who soothes and gives pleasures to all.

Question 5.What blessing did Lord Shiva give to Narmada?
Answer:Lord Shiva granted Narmada’s wishes. He blessed her that she would remain maiden and would flow free and pure forever.

Question 6.What are the places the Narmada flows through ?
Answer:Narsinghpur, Raisen, Hoshangabad, Handia and Nemawar.

Question 7.What is Maheshwar famous for ?
Answer:The humble palace of Devi Ahilya Bai is located at the ghat of Maheshwar.

Question 8.What do people from all over the world, come to see at Bheraghat near Jabalpur ?
Answer:People from all over the world come to see how the Narmada flows gracefully through the colourful marble rocks at Bheraghat near Jabalpur.

D. Fill in the blanks with between or among:

1.We distributed sweets among the children.

2.Rani is standing between Shreya and Sonal.

3.Everest is one among the mountains of the Himalayas.

4.Nepal lies between  India and China.

5.Wild animals live among.the words.